LoJack System Helps Washington State Patrol Recover a Stolen Honda Fit
- August 29, 2017
- recovery stories
The owner of this Honda Fit was inside a restaurant in the 22600 block of Pacific Highway South in Des Moines. She inadvertently left her keys on the counter while having a meal. When she finished and could not locate the key, she went outside and discovered her Honda was missing. The theft was immediately reported to the Des Moines Police Department. The Des Moines PD verified the report and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Honda.
Just seven minutes later, the Washington State Patrol troopers picked up the silent LoJack signal transmitting from the stolen Honda on the Police Tracking Computer (PTC) installed in their patrol cars. Following the directional and audible cues from the PTC, they tracked the Honda to an apartment complex located in the 2200 block of South Star Lake Road in Federal Way. A suspect in the Honda was arrested and booked into jail. The Honda was not damaged.
The LoJack® System was installed in this Honda Fit in July 2010 at Beaverton Honda in Oregon.